Maryland

Built along a looping path through shaded Maryland woods, the Enchanted Forest was one of America’s earliest storybook parks, more winding garden walk than thrill ride. The Enchanted Forest map helped families follow the fairytale trail without missing tucked-away cottages, talking animals, or the crooked little house behind the pond. You’d mark rest stops, snack…

Built around its central lagoon and looping midway, Adventure World was Maryland’s thrill experiment of the mid-’90s, a mix of wooden coasters, comic-book theming, and hand-me-down rides from other parks. The Adventure World map captured a park in transition, where guests navigated twisting paths between Gotham City sets, river flumes, and shaded picnic groves. It…